Manicure Monday: How-To Glitter Shellac! Holiday Red

This weeks Manicure Monday is a little different. I have glitter shellac on this week (see my last Glitter Shellac mani here) and this time I’m going to show you how to get it done at your local salon (or do it yourself if you are a pro!) These nails are so holiday it’s killer, they are beyond amazing :) Enjoy!

First, you clean up your nails like you usually would with clipping, shaping, and filing your nails and cuticles. Then, ensure your nail is clean of all oils and dirt. I usually use a tiny bit of nail polish remover. Then, do one Shellac base coat, and cure for 10 seconds. Then, start to paint one coat of your Shellac color, I used “Wildfire”:

Then cure for 2 minutes:

Then, take whatever glitter you would like to use–finely milled craft glitter is the best we’ve found. I mixed red glitter and silver this time:

Then press the glitter into the nail, clean up the edges and scuff off any excess glitter>

Here is what it should look like at this point–you can see it is still a little rough.

Once your nails are cleaned up, you want to put on one Shellac top coat, cure for 2 minutes. Then do a second top coat, and cure for 2 minutes.

After that is done, you take alcohol and clean off the nail. You can actually scrub the nail and it is perfectly dry! Amazing :)

Finished product: It is 100% dry, and so smooth you cannot feel there is chunky glitter underneath. Absolutely amazing.

I hope you enjoyed this different type of Manicure Monday post, and that you have learned a little bit about Shellac! Thank you to my co-worker Tiffany for taking these photos, and to Beverly for doing my nails! :) Let me know if you have tried Shellac before, or if you would be interested in trying it (either regular, or with glitter for the holidays!) xoxo always

7 Responses to Manicure Monday: How-To Glitter Shellac! Holiday Red

Hi! I’ve been getting shellac manicures since October 2011. I absolutely love them!! I can’t go back to regular manicures anymore :). I will ask my manicurist to try mixing the red and silver glitters together next month on my nails! I would love to share with you the different glitters and designs we’ve done so far if you’re interested.